Li Xiu, Ma Ye and Qin Qiong were talking about Liaodong, suddenly a man named "Xue Xiaowei" asked for a meeting. This Xue Xiaowei was no one else, but Xue Rengui brought back from Shanxi. When he first came to Chang'an, he served as the martial arts coach for Li Jin and several other children at Li Xiu's home. Later, he went to study in the military academy. He just graduated from the military academy this year. Because of his excellent grades and his previous contribution to helping Zhao Deyan to suppress the rebellion of the Turks, he served as the post of the imperial guards in the imperial guards.

The Tang Dynasty military system stipulated that ten people were gangs, three gangs were teams, and five gangs were battalions. The generals and officers of each battalion were called lieutenants, who were in charge of 750 people, and it seemed that the official position was not high. In fact, in the entire military camp, the lieutenants could be said to be the first officer in the army. A soldier could only be promoted to the lieutenant and could be called a soldier.

In the past, the lieutenants were usually selected from the army and were selected by military merits. However, with the development of military academy in recent years, as long as they graduated from the military academy, they would be assigned to the army as lieutenants. Even the lieutenants selected for military merits would have to be sent to the military academy to study before taking office. Although this is a little troublesome, they can firmly grasp the grassroots level in the army.

It is worth mentioning that there are differences between the lieutenant and the lieutenant. For example, the lieutenant in the imperial guards is higher than the lieutenant in the general palace soldiers. This is not only because the lieutenant is the emperor's personal army, but also the lieutenant is a professional soldier and generally does not work. However, the lieutenant is half a soldier and half a civilian, and the combat effectiveness of the two sides is also huge.

The reason why Xue Rengui was able to serve as a captain in the imperial guards was, first because he performed well in the military academy, secondly because he had made military achievements, and Li Xiu's recommendation, he was able to serve as a captain in the imperial guards.

It was a good thing to be able to serve in the imperial guards, but in recent years, there was no big war in the Tang Dynasty. Even if there were some wars on the border, it was generally enough to mobilize local troops, and there was no need to use the imperial guards. As a result, there was no chance of participating in the imperial guards in this way, and naturally there was no chance to make another military contribution.

Both Ma Ye and Qin Qiong were also very familiar with Xue Rengui. When Xue Rengui first came, Ma Ye still held the other party to compete, but naturally lost a lot. Qin Qiong even gave Xue Rengui's martial arts, and he also worked in the military academy and was half of Xue Rengui's teacher, so Li Xiu immediately invited Xue Rengui.

After a while, the tall Xue Rengui walked quickly like a gust of wind, with a happy face on his face. Before he could come in, he whispered loudly: "Mr. Prince Concubine, is the court going to prepare for a war?"

As soon as Xue Rengui finished speaking, he entered the hall. He immediately saw Ma Ye and Qin Qiong sitting there. This made him stunned at first, then smiled awkwardly, and then went forward to salute and said, "I have seen General Ma, General Qin!"

"No need to be polite, how do you know that the court is going to prepare for a war?" Ma Ye was the first to speak. Although the court decided to use military force against Goguryeo, it was just a decision, and it must have been kept confidential at the beginning. With Xue Rengui's position, it would definitely not be possible to receive the news so soon.

"Hehe, report to General Ma, today our boss told us to step up the training, and even the weapons were replaced with new ones. And I also heard that the superiors allocated a batch of firearms for training. If it weren't for war, the court wouldn't be so generous." Xue Rengui smiled again. Although he didn't know the court's decision today, he guessed something from some movements in the imperial guards.

"Haha~, it's true that he is a good student who graduated from our military academy. Then guess again, where will the imperial court use troops this time?" Qin Qiong couldn't help laughing when he heard Xue Rengui's words. Xue Rengui is a disciple of their military academy, so this time he also wanted to take this opportunity to take the exam.

"This..." Xue Rengui saw that Qin Qiong was going to take the test, but hesitated for a moment, and then tentatively said, "General, if I guess correctly, can I leak the news from the top to me? Don't worry, I will never spread it!"

"No problem. As long as you guessed it correctly, I will tell you the decision in the court today!" Qin Qiong said very readily. He knew Xue Rengui and knew that the other party's mouth was very strict, so he didn't have to worry that he would leak the news.

"Hehe, it's not difficult to guess. We imperial guards don't use it easily. If it's just a small battle, we don't need us at all. The countries around that are worthy of our imperial guards are Goguryeo and the other is Tubo. However, General Hou has led his troops to the southwest to encircle and suppress Tubo, so the only thing that can make us dispatch is Goguryeo!" Xue Rengui smiled again at this time.

"Haha~, the students in your military academy are really amazing!" Seeing that Xue Rengui guessed the target of the Tang Dynasty this time, Ma Ye couldn't help but laugh and praise. Although their generation is old, Xue Rengui's generation of young generals have also grown up slowly, and the Tang Dynasty is not afraid of no successors.

"The court is indeed going to use military force against Goguryeo!" Xue Rengui shouted in surprise when he heard Ma Ye's words. Although he guessed Goguryeo, there was no evidence after all, and now it was finally confirmed from Ma Ye's words.

"Yes, Your Majesty has decided to personally use troops to Goguryeo next year. Then it will be the time for Rengui to show off your skills!" Li Xiu also smiled at this time. Xue Rengui is a natural general, and it is indeed a waste to just stay in Chang'an. If he can make contributions in Goguryeo this time, he will be transferred to the border for training in the future, and he will definitely grow into a pillar of the Tang Dynasty.

"That's great!" Xue Rengui also screamed in surprise. He joined the army to shine his lintel. When he first graduated from military academy, he also dreamed of going to fight to kill the enemy and making contributions immediately, but he did not expect to be assigned to the imperial guards. He usually had no chance to go to the battlefield except for training, which made him feel very depressed. Now this time he finally gave him the opportunity to go to the battlefield.

"Rengui, it's not a joke on the battlefield. Although you participated in the suppression of the Turks before, the Turks had lost their minions and were not considered real enemies at all. But this time we have to face Goguryeo, which was the first three defeats in the Sui Dynasty, so you must not be careless!" Qin Qiong saw Xue Rengui's excited look, afraid that he would forget the danger only by caring about military merits, so he reminded him.

Qin Qiong's words also calmed down Xue Rengui, and immediately saluted again: "Thank you for reminding me, it's the student Meng Lang!"

"It is normal for you to be excited this time, but you must remember that being greedy for merit on the battlefield is a taboo for soldiers and generals. Of course, you young people should not be timid in doing things. There is one degree of this, you must learn to grasp it yourself!" Qin Qiong said again at this time. Although everyone seems to understand these great principles, not many people can do it.

"Students must remember!" Qin Qiong also saluted again very seriously. Qin Qiong was half of his teacher, and after he entered the military academy, Qin Qiong took care of him from all sides, so he respected Qin Qiong very much.

"Shubao, don't put on the airs of your military academy. I think Rengui is quite good. He should be brave and have a good plan. The key is to be steady and never do anything greedy for merit and proactive. I even have a premonition that Rengui will definitely shine when he goes to Liaodong this time!" Ma Ye smiled and interrupted Qin Qiong's lesson to Xue Rengui.

Li Xiu couldn't help but secretly praise him when he heard Ma Ye's words. He had to say that Ma Ye's real vision. In history, Xue Rengui shone brightly when Li Shimin fought against Goguryeo and thus entered Li Shimin's sight. Even after the war, Li Shimin even said that although he could not conquer Goguryeo, he got a powerful general like Xue Rengui. Compared with Xue Rengui, the price he had paid before was worth it.

Of course, although Li Shimin said the above words to comfort him, it also showed his importance to Xue Rengui. However, Li Shimin was old at that time, so he left Xue Rengui to his son. As a result, Xue Rengui was guarding the Xuanwu Gate for several years, and it was not until Li Zhi activated him again. Since then, Xue Rengui has truly embarked on the path of a famous general.

Since Xue Rengui was here, Li Xiu immediately invited him to the table and asked someone to prepare more meals, because Xue Rengui is a well-known big bucket of rice. When he was working in the mansion, he had to eat a bucket of rice every time. The cook at Li Xiu's family liked him the most because no matter what she did, Xue Rengui could eat all of it. If Xue Rengui had not been engaged, the cook would probably marry his daughter to him.

Since Xue Rengui had guessed that he wanted to use troops to Goguryeo, Li Xiu and Qin Qiong did not hide it and explained what happened in the court in detail today. As a result, Xue Rengui was extremely excited. As long as he waited for another year, it was time for him to show his skills next year. As the saying goes, he raised his troops for a thousand days, and used troops for a while, and it would be a matter of winning his wife and children.

In the following period, news of his military use against Goguryeo next year began to spread among the top leaders of the Tang Dynasty, especially those generals, who were scrambling to occupy a position. Although there was news that Li Shimin wanted to lead the army in person, as the emperor, he naturally could not command himself, so he must have a capable commander responsible for leading the army.

Hou Junji went to the southwest. Cheng Yaojin originally thought that the position of commander was his. After all, Li Jing made too great contributions and could not let him lead the troops anymore. Qin Qiong would not fight with him. The remaining generals were either too old or not as experienced as him. So he ran to the palace every few days during this period, in order to persuade Li Shimin as soon as possible and give him the position of commander.
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